Chapter 6 · Verse 35 · Dhyana Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 6.35
Sanskrit
श्री भगवानुवाच असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं। अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।
Transliteration
śhrī bhagavān uvācha asanśhayaṁ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṁ chalam abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa cha gṛihyate
Word by Word
Krishna speaks a truth the seeker's heart already knows: the mind is wild, untamed, like a horse that has never felt the bridle. Yet do not despair—for the very restlessness you feel is the fire that can forge your liberation.
Through *abhyasa*, the devoted return to practice again and again, and through *vairagya*, the gentle release of what was never yours to keep, the mind becomes still not through force but through understanding. In our modern life, this means showing up to your meditation cushion or your inner work not because you expect perfection, but because you trust the mathematics of small, humble returns.
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Bhagavad Gita 6.35 — BG 6.35
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